mike_mania
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Thanks! Pretty excited about starting this. I’ll eventually move to a sump system so I’ll have to make some doors and cut open the plywood. But that’s still TBD! Just wanna run the dang cycle already!!
Become a reef project master!!! Have you made any DIY items for your reef lately?
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SocalS14
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For this 40 breeder build. I have DIY'ed the stand and sump baffles for 20g long , work in process on controller board and screen top.
Used the router table for sump baffles
Work in progress on the controller board, it will be attached to left side of the stand
Used the router table for sump baffles
Work in progress on the controller board, it will be attached to left side of the stand
Polymate3D
Community Member
I have 3D printed rock work before which some Xenia and feather dusters attached too and seemed to work well as a rock for bacteria and critters.
I'm now working on a micro reef seen in the image below. Includes it's on DIY LED light l, heater and pump. 2 are being made. The 1st is just 0.7L and the other is still a tiny 2.5L.
The aim is on improving stability on small aquariums and to learn my micro controller code on a small scale before using what I have learnt for a more advanced system on my Fluval Evo.
Pliers and tape measure for scale!
- Paul
I'm now working on a micro reef seen in the image below. Includes it's on DIY LED light l, heater and pump. 2 are being made. The 1st is just 0.7L and the other is still a tiny 2.5L.
The aim is on improving stability on small aquariums and to learn my micro controller code on a small scale before using what I have learnt for a more advanced system on my Fluval Evo.
Pliers and tape measure for scale!
- Paul
King of DIY inspired stand. 2x6's covered with 3/4" plywood. 2x8 over large opening in back to access sump area.
Two 40 gal breeders. Water drains into the lower one, three 4" filter socks, skimmer, return. Return line is tee'd and very slow flow into upper breeder. That 40 gal is divided in half. Water goes into back half with all the refugium stuff then into front half filled with rock then drains back into the return pump area of 1st breeder.
Two 40 gal breeders. Water drains into the lower one, three 4" filter socks, skimmer, return. Return line is tee'd and very slow flow into upper breeder. That 40 gal is divided in half. Water goes into back half with all the refugium stuff then into front half filled with rock then drains back into the return pump area of 1st breeder.
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Lets see some more of that planted freshwater tankthis stand
like the algae I pulled the other day?
It's a mess atm. I need to do some serious maintenance.
tbrown
Nominated Cronie Intern - Might be failing?
Just boring stuff - Aragocrete rocks and racks and I've printed lid clips for the new tank, printed a doser table, printed a feeding port, printed filter floss/filter socks replacements, printed some dosing tube holders, egg crate frag racks, my in-tank Fuge holder/frag rack (everyone says it's an At-At...).
At-At is on the right...
At-At is on the right...
Gumbies R Us
Another Fish in the Sea
That is a really nice looking tool cabineta thing or two...
tool cabinet
the stand and I killed the acro myself
the light handers to fit the kessils on the RMS rail
frag racks
this stand
and a future reefer
kingmushroom
New Member
I made the controller and dosing pump, a over the tank algae chato reactor and put the ato reservoir over the tank like this:
Everything is stuffed under a sink, it is really hard to keep. The pipes goes to a chiller and back.
Now I will try a second tank, a proper one with a sump.
So I made a tool to design aquariums using freecad. It is a plugin for freecad called freecad_aquarium:
github.com
It will be something like this:
I hope that it will be easier to maintain.
Everything is stuffed under a sink, it is really hard to keep. The pipes goes to a chiller and back.
Now I will try a second tank, a proper one with a sump.
So I made a tool to design aquariums using freecad. It is a plugin for freecad called freecad_aquarium:
GitHub - MarinheirodoAlem/freecad_aquarium: Tool to generate a parametric drawing for a peninsula aquarium
Tool to generate a parametric drawing for a peninsula aquarium - MarinheirodoAlem/freecad_aquarium
github.com
It will be something like this:
I hope that it will be easier to maintain.
SteveMM62Reef
Valuable Member
Post in thread 'My DIY Coral “Burner.”'
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/my-diy-coral-“burner-”.1015100/post-11970572
Gumbies R Us
Another Fish in the Sea
That is something I would have never thought of doing, but that is a really good ideaJust printed a hood for our aquarium camera to get rid of the unwanted outside reflections.
Worked out far better than expected, especially considering it's size and shape with my 3d printer. We get a great look into our tank now. We are going on vacation soon and needed to get a good view of everything (positioned near the avast plank) to ensure we get a good roll call.
Some nice DIY stuff here. Great idea for a thread.
I made this LiPo4 battery backup cabinet, last year. It has already saved my tank twice. Build video below.
I initially intended to put a frag tank on top, that is why it has the holes. My son convinced me to get an axolotl for him instead. So now we have a sidecar axolotl tank, where the plant is in this picture, right next to the main display.
I made this LiPo4 battery backup cabinet, last year. It has already saved my tank twice. Build video below.
I initially intended to put a frag tank on top, that is why it has the holes. My son convinced me to get an axolotl for him instead. So now we have a sidecar axolotl tank, where the plant is in this picture, right next to the main display.
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